Sailor on the Lookout, 1914

A sailor stands guard in the streets of Vera Cruz in 1914.

Wyanoak Publishing Company

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 100736

April 23, 1914

Armed Sailors in Vera Cruz, 1914

Sailors of the battleship USS Michigan pose with machine guns during the invasion of Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1914.

Unknown

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 100616

circa April 1914

Fighting in the Streets of Vera Cruz, 1914

Sailors armed with rifles and machine guns hold down precarious positions in the middle of Avenue Independencia in Vera Cruz, 1914.

Unknown

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 95150

April 22, 1914

The Battle of Manila Bay

Painting of The Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, seen from the cruiser Olympia.

J.D. Gleason

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 1269

May 1, 1898

Sailors Take in a Bullfight, 1908

Sailors of the Great White Fleet ring an arena in Lima, Peru for a bullfight in 1908.

Unknown

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 2403

1908

Attacked in the Philippines, 1903

This report, written by Midshipman Earl Finney, details the events of a 1903 ambush by Filipino natives.

Midshipman Earl Finney

Edwin Finney, Jr. Collection

February 24, 1903

Sailors Evacuating Wounded, 1914

Sailors carry a crewman from the battleship USS Arkansas who had been shot by a sniper during the invasion of Vera Cruz in 1914.

Unknown

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 100618

April 21/22, 1914

Landing Party on Samoa, 1899

Armed sailors from the cruiser USS Philadelphia pose at the American consulate at Apia, Samoa in April 1899.

Unknown

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 78758

circa April 1899

Enlisted Mess, USS Orion

Sailors on board the collier USS Orion sit down for a meal, circa 1917-1920

Unknown

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 90436

circa 1917-1920

USS Olympia on Display

The cruiser USS Olympia on display as a museum ship in Philadelphia in 2010.

David Colamaria

David Colamaria Collection

March 9, 2010

Liberty in the Middle East

Sailors on liberty somewhere in the Middle East, early 1900's.

Unknown

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 94012

early 1900's

USS Massachusetts: Plans and Data

These informative plans for the battleship USS Massachusetts cover a number of crucial aspects of the ship. Included are cross sections, profiles, number of crew, and capacity of coal bunkers.

Unknown

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 76623

Unknown

Writing Letters, USS Olympia

Sailors on board the cruiser USS Olympia compose and read letters, 1898. This image was originally a cyanotype, and has been digitally re-colored and cropped.

George Grantham

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 43384

1898

Wardroom, USS Olympia

The luxurious wardroom on board the cruiser USS Olympia, taken in 1899.

Unknown

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 43328

October 14, 1899

Bear Cub, USS Missouri

Mascot on board the battleship USS Missouri during the cruise of the Great White Fleet, presented by people of Seattle, Washington.

Unknown

Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 50480

1908-1909